The packaging of news for presentation is a long process that requires coordination of different parties.
Here are the steps followed in gathering news for television
Planning
Here, editors and reporters meet and planning what they are going to cover. The planning usually occurs in the morning. Here the target audience is considered and editors propose questions to be asked by reporters in the field and what can be done to dig bitter to get more details.
Producing the Materials
Materials to be used in the story are assembled through researching before going to the field. Additionally, reporters usually research on the background information to get a better understanding of the story.
Gathering News
Different methods of news gathering are employed at this stage with interviewing being the dominant form of getting information.. Here an initial script is also drafted.
Setting up the story
All the pieces from the field are put together, packaging and editing of the news is done. At this stage the presenter goes through the news of the day in order to be familiar although they have the support of a teleprompter during the presentation.
Presenting
Here presenter goes live on air under the guidance of the director with the support of the technical team.